What Conservation International Ventures does

Conservation International Ventures LLC is structurally and financially distinct from a commercial venture fund: it operates as a nonprofit-aligned impact vehicle that does not take equity, generates no commercial revenue, and is funded through Conservation International Foundation allocations and a sponsor coalition. Its broader parent organization maintains wholly-owned regional entities in Suriname (1992), Timor-Leste (2009), the Philippines, and South Africa, and runs a portfolio of programs spanning community-led conservation, protected area management, sustainable agriculture and livelihoods, nature-based carbon solutions, marine research and the blue economy, and a public Accountability and Grievance Mechanism. Across nearly four decades the parent has helped protect approximately 13 million square kilometers of land and sea and reaches an estimated 100 million lives, governed by a board that includes Lisa P. Jackson (Interim Chairman), Mark S. Bezos, and Harrison Ford (Vice Chair).

Name

Conservation International Ventures

Legal name

Conservation International Foundation

Website

https://conservation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Conservation International Ventures is a nonprofit impact-investment vehicle of Conservation International that runs the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio, providing equity-free support to women-led ocean food ventures across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Venture Acceleration / Ocean Conservation Programs

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Aquaculture (1125), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE), Stock Enhancement & Restocking / Conservation Aquaculture (AFAEAAAO), Marine Conservation & Citizen-Science Experiences (reef monitoring, turtle walks) (THAAAIAH)

Keywords

• Ocean conservation ventures
• Blue carbon programs
• Equity-free accelerator
• Women-led ocean food
• Marine biotech innovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Core offering

Conservation International Ventures delivers equity-free venture support programs for women-led ocean food ventures, with its flagship Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio offering an intensive multi-month acceleration experience covering aquaculture, marine biotech, seafood value chains, ocean conservation, and blue carbon. The studio is co-organized with Hatch Blue and backed by nine sponsoring organizations, providing selected cohorts with mentorship, partner introductions, and a culminating Community Day while taking no equity from participants.

Product overview

Conservation International Ventures operates as a conservation organization offering a portfolio of environmental programs and initiatives rather than a traditional technology product. The core offerings include the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio providing equity-free support to women-led ocean food ventures; Community-Led Conservation Programs working with Indigenous and local communities on forest protection and sustainable livelihoods; Protected Area Management initiatives for marine and terrestrial conservation; Sustainable Agriculture & Livelihoods programs; Nature-Based Carbon Solutions; Marine Research & Blue Economy initiatives; and an Accountability and Grievance Mechanism for stakeholder feedback. These programs work together to advance climate resilience, biodiversity protection, and sustainable development across multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio: Equity-free support program for women-led ocean food ventures advancing climate-positive solutions in aquaculture, marine biotech, seafood value chains, ocean conservation, and blue carbon
• CI Timor-Leste
• CI Suriname

Products and services

• Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio Equity-free multi-month acceleration program for women-led ventures advancing climate-positive solutions in aquaculture, marine biotech, seafood value chains, ocean conservation, and blue carbon across Latin America and the Caribbean. The studio is co-organized with Hatch Blue and supported by nine sponsoring organizations, delivering intensive cohort-based support, mentorship, and a culminating Community Day; participants retain full equity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 43 companies from more than 24 Latin American and Caribbean countries have graduated from the program across four iterations

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hatch BluecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2026Co-organizer of the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio program. Hatch Blue and Conservation International Ventures jointly launched the fifth edition of the studio in La Paz, Mexico on January 26, 2026, bringing 10 women-led ocean food ventures from across Latin America and the Caribbean into a 12-month equity-free support program.
• Aquaculture Stewardship CouncilcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio. One of nine sponsoring organizations providing support for the fifth edition of the program targeting women-led ventures advancing climate-positive solutions across aquaculture, marine biotech, seafood value chains, ocean conservation, and blue carbon.
• Schmidt Marine Technology PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio. One of nine sponsoring organizations providing support for the fifth edition of the program targeting women-led ventures advancing climate-positive solutions across aquaculture, marine biotech, seafood value chains, ocean conservation, and blue carbon.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hatch Blue: Leading aquaculture accelerator and venture fund that co-organizes the Women in Ocean Food Innovation Studio with CI Ventures. Hatch Blue is the closest operating peer given its shared focus on aquaculture ventures and identical program structure.
• Aqua-Spark: Investment fund focused on sustainable aquaculture across the value chain. Directly comparable to CI Ventures because both deploy capital and support into aquaculture ventures as part of a thesis around sustainable ocean food systems.
• Encourage Capital: Impact investment firm that builds funds around ocean conservation, sustainable seafood, and marine resource management. Comparable as a fellow ocean-focused impact-first investor with a programmatic approach to deploying capital.
• Ocean Capital: Impact investment platform backing ocean-positive ventures. Comparable to CI Ventures given its focus on catalytic capital and venture-level investment in sustainable ocean startups.

Emerging players

• SeaAhead: Blue economy accelerator working with ocean-focused startups. Comparable as an emerging player in the ocean venture acceleration space, though with a broader sector mandate than CI Ventures' women-led focus.

Others

• Builders Vision: Impact investment and philanthropic vehicle that includes ocean sustainability as a theme. Comparable as a fellow impact-first capital provider backing ventures aligned with environmental outcomes, though not ocean-exclusive.
• Rare: Global conservation non-profit running programmatic initiatives for ocean and coastal protection. Comparable as a peer non-profit running capacity-building programs with a measurable behavior-change framework, similar in operational model though not a venture investor.
• The Pew Charitable Trusts (Oceans): Major non-profit funder of ocean conservation including marine protected areas and fisheries reform. Comparable as a large grant-maker and policy convener in ocean conservation, providing alternative funding pathways for the same target population of ocean ventures.

Broad incumbents

• WWF Impact: Global conservation non-profit with ocean-focused programs and an increasing emphasis on impact investment vehicles. Comparable as a large incumbent conservation organization extending into venture-style support for ocean and seafood sustainability.
• NatureVest (The Nature Conservancy): Impact investing arm of The Nature Conservancy that deploys capital for conservation outcomes. Comparable as a non-profit parent-affiliated impact investment vehicle operating in similar sustainability and conservation domains.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@conservationinternationals2080
• Facebookfacebook.com/CISuriname
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conservation-international

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments12 records

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